New research shared this week adds to a growing body of evidence exploring COVID-19's potential long-term health ramifications for children and adults. 

Here are 12 patient safety studies Becker's has covered since July 1: 

The U.S. avoided a long-feared "twindemic" of flu and COVID-19 for the past two years, largely because of widespread masking and other behaviors that kept flu seasons mild. But the risk that both illnesses will increase this winter appears greater. 

From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently landed on The Joint Commission's list of most common sentinel events. 

David Sousa, MD, has been seeing patients suffering from long COVID-19 at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health's COVID Recovery Center for nearly two years. 

Three hospitals received Magnet designation for the first time in August, while another five were redesignated, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Here are five moves from nurses unions across the country that Becker's has covered since Aug. 31:

The California Department of Justice is launching an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the first state in the U.S. to do so. 

Members of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurtiy issued draft recommendations urging the federal government to tighten its policies on experiments involving possibly dangerous viruses and other pathogens, The Washington Post reported Sept. 21. 

Phoenix-based Aspen University voluntarily surrendered its nursing program license Sept. 20 after notifying the Arizona State Board of Nursing that it cannot meet the minimum required first-time pass rate percentage on the national nursing exam. 

Colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.

Healthcare workforce shortages of nurses and other workers are nearing a crisis point as a result of retention challenges, issues around pay differentials and overall costs for contract nurses, combined with an aging workforce.

The CDC had confirmed 24,364 monkeypox cases in 53 states and territories, as of Sept. 21.

Retooled COVID-19 booster shots that target omicron subvariants could be authorized and available for children to receive within a month, the CDC said in an vaccination planning guide released Sept. 20.

Experts and patients with long COVID-19 say the government is not providing enough relief or resources for what one advocate called "greatest mass-disabling event in human history," Time reported Sept. 19.

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the "top killers globally," according to a new report from the World Health Organization. 

Physicians should routinely screen adults under the age of 65 for anxiety disorders, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in draft guidance published Sept. 20. The task force also continues to recommend screening all adults for depression. 

The FDA issued a warning against cooking chicken in NyQuil after a social media challenge went viral. 

President Joe Biden sought to clarify his declaration that the pandemic is "over" after facing backlash from patients, physicians and health experts this week, The Hill reported Sept. 20.

Earlier this month, the CDC said hospitals through July and August had detected the largest number of infections caused by enterovirus D68 since 2018.